Stellar Data Recovery
- 1. About Stellar Data Recovery
- 2. About the Guide
3. Getting Started- 4. Working with the Software
- 4.1. Recovering Data from Existing Volume
- 4.2. Recovering Data from CD/DVD
- 4.3. Recovering a Lost Partition
- 4.4. Recovering Data from Crashed Computer
- 4.5. Working with Disk Images
- 4.6. Previewing the Scan Result
- 4.7. Saving the Recovered Files
- 4.8. Performing a Deep Scan
- 4.9. Save and Load Scan Information
- 4.10. Changing Preferences
- 5. Supported File Types
- 6. FAQs
- 7. About Stellar
Stellar Data Recovery / 4. Working with the Software / 4.4. Recovering Data from Crashed Computer
4.4. Recovering Data from Crashed Computer
Stellar Data Recovery provides an option to recover data from a completely crashed computer. When the computer (or in other words, it’s hard drive) crashes, the operating system fails to load and the computer does not boot up. For such incidents, Stellar Data Recovery has an option to create a Bootable Recovery Drive, which can be used to boot the computer with a USB drive and recover all your data.
Creating a Recovery Drive:
Note: Make sure you have a USB drive (minimum of 8GB) and the Activation Key of Stellar Data Recovery handy before you start the procedure.
Caution: All the data of the USB drive will be deleted. If you have any personal files on the USB drive, make sure you’ve backed up the files.
1. Connect the USB drive to your computer.
2. Run Stellar Data Recovery software.
3. From Select What to Recover screen, click on More Tools and select Create Recovery Drive option. Alternatively, you can click the Click Here button provided at the bottom left of screen.
4. Create Recovery Drive dialog box appears, select the USB drive using the drop-down list if not select by default.
5. Click Create Recovery Drive, a dialog box appears warning you about the deletion of data on the USB drive.
6. Click OK to initiate the process.
7. ‘Process completed successfully’ message is displayed. Click OK.
Using the Recovery Drive:
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Insert the USB Recovery Drive into an open USB slot.
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Press the Power button to turn on your Mac (or Restart your Mac if it’s already on).
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When you hear the startup chime, press and hold the Option key. Holding that key gives you access to the Startup Manager. Once the Startup Manager screen appears, release the Option key. The utility will look for any available drives that include bootable content.
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Using either the pointer or arrow keys on the keyboard, select the Recovery Drive.
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Once selected, either press the Return key or double-click your selection. The machine will start to boot from the USB drive.
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Once the computer boots, you will see the macOS Utilities dialog. Select Stellar Data Recovery from the list of options and click Continue.
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The License Agreement window appears, accept the License Agreement and then the main window of Stellar Data Recovery software is displayed.
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Using this software you can recover all your data. Click on the Help button to access the help manual of the software.